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openSUSE 16: libopenssl-3-devel / libopenssl-3-fips-provider / etc (openSUSE-SU-2026:21443-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 330079

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2026:21443-1 advisory.

 This update for openssl-3 fixes the following issue:

 - HollowByte DoS via attacker-controlled memory allocation (bsc#1271712).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1271712

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 330079

File Name: openSUSE-2026-21443-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/27/2026

Updated: 7/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libopenssl-3-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libopenssl-3-fips-provider-x86-64-v3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libopenssl-3-fips-provider, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libopenssl3-x86-64-v3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libopenssl3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssl-3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/25/2026